I just noticed that our lovely recapper actually talked about this already. Well here's a place to discuss it! As well as cutting on Disney for their homophobia, squeeing at Drew, or whatever the heck else is involved with Brokeback Mountain jokes.

Originally Posted by VanJagSol

I just saw that and wondered what he did, as I am on the Westcoast.

Given that probably every entertainment news show tonight is going to show the original cut anyway, I wonder what the point of cutting it was anyway. Are there grandmas in Anaheim, California who's sensibilities they are trying to protect?

I agree with you, Krom; I'm surprised they even left the Brokeback joke in at all if they're going to cut something so innocuous as someone covering their bum with a hat. At least I think it was innocuous--I'll never know, because I'll never see it.

The network, I suppose, was trying to cover its ass, harhar. But who did they think would be offended by the booty gesture? Conservatives for the reference to homosexuality? Or the gay community for the implied homophobia?

I agree with you, Krom; I'm surprised they even left the Brokeback joke in at all if they're going to cut something so innocuous as someone covering their bum with a hat. At least I think it was innocuous--I'll never know, because I'll never see it.

You're so right! Disney is absurdly uptight, but what's even stranger is they pick the most arbitrary things over which to freak out. Cheryl's sitting astride Drew and "riding him" during the dance was more graphic, I think. They can leave phallic symbols all over Little Mermaid but they're going to cut a nanosecond of Drew covering is butt. Whatever.

You're so right! Disney is absurdly uptight, but what's even stranger is they pick the most arbitrary things over which to freak out. Cheryl's sitting astride Drew and "riding him" during the dance was more graphic, I think. They can leave phallic symbols all over Little Mermaid but they're going to cut a nanosecond of Drew covering is butt. Whatever.

I'm with you on that one.....but neither would bother me. It was after 9pm and good grief..we have hard worse on Will & Grace.